BELL, MCANDREWS & HILTACHK, LLP
$24.37M
2025-2026 cycle
BELL, MCANDREWS & HILTACHK, LLP is a legal & compliance vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BELL, MCANDREWS & HILTACHK, LLP was paid $24.37M across 690 client committees, of which $1.14M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$24.37M
=
$23.23M
(Schedule B)
+
$1.14M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$23,227,144 | 16,877 rows | 95.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$1,142,136 | 644 rows | 4.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 12, 1999 → Aug 17, 2026
- spans 27.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 16,877
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 690
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Sep 2025
Aug 2026
$1.45M
across 12 months
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DEEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; ADVOCATES FOR SAFE SCHOOLS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE, AND JOBS OPPOSING SARA 1491150 |
$525 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NO ON PROP 44 - STOP THE ATTACK ON PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION ADOVCATES 1484266 |
$42,706 | 4 |
| 810163 810163 |
$32,412 | 9 |
| CALIFORNIANS AGAINST THE HEALTH CARE ENDANGERMENT ACT, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS 1487942 |
$22,378 | 5 |
| YES ON PROP 43 - THE LOCAL TAXPAYER PROTECTION ACT, SPONSORED BY HOMEOWNERS, BUSINESSES, AND TAXPAYERS 1484860 |
$22,130 | 5 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS' RIGHT TO VOTE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS 1485354 |
$21,341 | 5 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$20,387 | 3 |
| 950352 950352 |
$18,414 | 6 |
| 931447 931447 |
$15,596 | 4 |
| PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE 1266887 |
$15,000 | 2 |
| 880212 880212 |
$14,270 | 4 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$133,481 | 5 |
| NO ON PROP 44 - STOP THE ATTACK ON PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION ADOVCATES 1484266 |
$84,176 | 8 |
| 810163 810163 |
$77,219 | 20 |
| 931447 931447 |
$56,174 | 9 |
| CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES PATIENT ACCESS TO CARE FUND, SUPPORT YES ON PROP 35 1465399 |
$34,432 | 9 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS' RIGHT TO VOTE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS 1485354 |
$32,148 | 7 |
| PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE 1266887 |
$30,000 | 4 |
| 880212 880212 |
$28,190 | 10 |
| YES ON PROP 43 - THE LOCAL TAXPAYER PROTECTION ACT, SPONSORED BY HOMEOWNERS, BUSINESSES, AND TAXPAYERS 1484860 |
$26,915 | 6 |
| 950352 950352 |
$26,704 | 12 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$133,481 | 5 |
| 810163 810163 |
$130,144 | 32 |
| NO ON PROP 44 - STOP THE ATTACK ON PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION ADOVCATES 1484266 |
$84,176 | 8 |
| 931447 931447 |
$73,032 | 15 |
| PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE 1266887 |
$45,000 | 6 |
| 880212 880212 |
$37,182 | 16 |
| CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES PATIENT ACCESS TO CARE FUND, SUPPORT YES ON PROP 35 1465399 |
$34,432 | 9 |
| 950352 950352 |
$33,374 | 15 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS' RIGHT TO VOTE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS 1485354 |
$32,148 | 7 |
| CALIFORNIA LEADS 1478581 |
$31,879 | 15 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 810163 810163 |
$144,727 | 45 |
| STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 1483178 |
$133,481 | 5 |
| 931447 931447 |
$90,326 | 20 |
| NO ON PROP 44 - STOP THE ATTACK ON PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION ADOVCATES 1484266 |
$84,176 | 8 |
| PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE 1266887 |
$60,000 | 8 |
| 880212 880212 |
$50,587 | 22 |
| CALIFORNIANS AGAINST JOB LOSSES AND HIGHER PRICES, NO ON PROPOSITION 32, A COALITION OF SMALL BUSINESSES, LOCAL RESTAURANTS, AND INDEPENDENT GROCERS 1471141 |
$45,644 | 5 |
| YES ON PROP 36 - CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFER COMUNITIES, SPONSORED BY GOLDEN STATE COMMUNITIES 1462938 |
$42,478 | 2 |
| CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS AND EDUCATION, AN ALLIANCE OF SMALL BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS 1283921 |
$42,297 | 20 |
| 745208 745208 |
$39,811 | 21 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $429,806 | 1.76% |
| Non-partisan | $23,943,699 | 98.24% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
Outflow is on record for the last 6 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 12 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 18 months, but no itemized payers are.
Outflow is on record for the last 24 months, but no itemized payers are.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $193K | 147 | 810163 16% | Legal & Compliance 80% | $193K | — |
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $6K | 10 | NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR ENVIR… 25% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $6K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $137K | 156 | 810163 17% | Legal & Compliance 69% | $331K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $74K | 15 | ISSA FOR CONGRESS 94% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $79K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $172K | 146 | 810163 50% | Legal & Compliance 58% | $503K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $45K | 11 | ISSA FOR CONGRESS 90% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $125K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $195K | 193 | FAMILIES AND TEACHERS UNITE… 13% | Legal & Compliance 82% | $698K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $27K | 19 | ISSA FOR CONGRESS 59% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $151K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $238K | 172 | ISSA FOR CONGRESS 17% | Legal & Compliance 77% | $390K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $388K | 198 | PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 33% | Legal & Compliance 95% | $778K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $438K | 202 | NO ON PROP 10 - A FLAWED IN… 19% | Legal & Compliance 76% | $1.22M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $409K | 212 | PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO … 15% | Legal & Compliance 85% | $1.63M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $244K | 141 | 810163 44% | Legal & Compliance 51% | $1.87M | +26% |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $2K | 4 | SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY AMERICA 58% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $2K | -59% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $145K | 181 | CALIFORNIANS FOR SAFER COMM… 18% | Legal & Compliance 79% | $2.01M | +5% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $923 | 3 | CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDE… 55% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $3K | -99% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $175K | 179 | YES ON 20 - KEEP CALIFORNIA… 18% | Legal & Compliance 91% | $2.19M | +2% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $2K | 5 | JUSTIN FAREED FOR CONGRESS 50% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $6K | -95% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $182K | 167 | 810163 26% | Legal & Compliance 69% | $2.37M | -7% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $3K | 3 | 2020 GOLDEN STATE DELEGATIO… 81% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $8K | -90% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $379K | 201 | PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 22% | Legal & Compliance 81% | $387K | +59% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $363K | 193 | PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS A… 25% | Legal & Compliance 96% | $750K | -6% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $281K | 200 | CALIFORNIANS TO STOP HIGHER… 24% | Legal & Compliance 90% | $1.03M | -36% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $688K | 232 | 810163 18% | Legal & Compliance 85% | $1.72M | +68% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $178K | 156 | 810163 28% | Legal & Compliance 64% | $1.9M | -27% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $10K | 8 | FPC AMERICAN VICTORY FUND 69% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $10K | +299% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $117K | 172 | 810163 19% | Legal & Compliance 76% | $2.02M | -19% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $4K | 5 | KERN COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENT… 70% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $14K | +330% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $214K | 346 | FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 11% | Legal & Compliance 89% | $2.23M | +22% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $3K | 10 | FPC AMERICAN VICTORY FUND 43% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $16K | +18% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $209K | 365 | 810163 14% | Legal & Compliance 80% | $2.44M | +15% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $2K | 9 | FPC AMERICAN VICTORY FUND 48% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $18K | -32% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $371K | 417 | YES ON 28 - CALIFORNIANS FO… 6% | Legal & Compliance 88% | $390K | -2% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $400K | 398 | TAXPAYERS AGAINST SPECIAL I… 16% | Legal & Compliance 94% | $790K | +10% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $411K | 432 | 880212 12% | Legal & Compliance 95% | $1.2M | +46% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $441K | 445 | 810163 9% | Legal & Compliance 88% | $1.64M | -36% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $254K | 352 | 880212 9% | Legal & Compliance 91% | $1.9M | +43% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $4K | 7 | CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDE… 48% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $4K | -57% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $276K | 362 | 810163 32% | Legal & Compliance 62% | $2.17M | +135% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $2K | 4 | CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDE… 80% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $6K | -53% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $209K | 334 | 880212 14% | Legal & Compliance 97% | $2.38M | -3% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $1K | 4 | GOLD AND SILVER POLITICAL A… 63% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $7K | -63% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $193K | 313 | 880212 7% | Legal & Compliance 96% | $2.57M | -8% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $2K | 4 | CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDE… 80% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $9K | +6% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $532K | 442 | FONG, VINCE 14% | Legal & Compliance 95% | $540K | +43% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $342K | 371 | FONG, VINCE 11% | Legal & Compliance 97% | $883K | -14% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $377K | 380 | YES ON PROP 36 - CALIFORNI… 15% | Legal & Compliance 98% | $1.26M | -8% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $508K | 389 | YES ON PROP 36 - CALIFORNI… 8% | Legal & Compliance 92% | $1.77M | +15% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $304K | 354 | 931447 3% | Legal & Compliance 87% | $2.07M | +20% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $5K | 8 | CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDE… 41% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $5K | +16% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $256K | 349 | 810163 14% | Legal & Compliance 78% | $2.33M | -7% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $2K | 8 | CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDE… 72% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $7K | +11% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $277K | 370 | CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASS… 6% | Legal & Compliance 86% | $2.6M | +33% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $3K | 10 | CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDE… 52% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $10K | +189% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $414K | 328 | STOP SACRAMENTO'S POWER GRAB 32% | Legal & Compliance 81% | $3.02M | +115% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $2K | 7 | CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDE… 61% | Legal & Compliance 100% | $11K | -13% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $436K | 379 | NO ON PROP 44 - STOP THE AT… 8% | Legal & Compliance 59% | $448K | -18% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $464K | 370 | 810163 7% | Legal & Compliance 13% | $911K | +36% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $42K | 13 | CALIFORNIANS FOR HEALTH CAR… 28% | — | $953K | -89% |
Revenue by service category
No category revenue in this window.
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal & Compliance | $19,225,971 | 14,723 | $1K | 85.0% | 810163 12% | 2mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $3,380,705 | 1,626 | $2K | 15.0% | 810163 41% | 4mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $1,536 | 5 | $307 | 0.0% | OCTAXPAC, SPONSORED BY THE … 97% | 2mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $547 | 2 | $273 | 0.0% | 890865 100% | 7y ago |
| Print & Mail | $289 | 1 | $289 | 0.0% | CALIFORNIA WATER POLITICAL … 100% | 21y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
211
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$14,322,571 · 62% of revenue
154
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$4,867,981 · 21% of revenue
324
One-time clients 1 cycle
$4,036,592 · 17% of revenue
Top 20 anchor clients · all-time
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $23,210,793 | 99.9% | 686 | |
| NV | $14,387 | 0.1% | 1 | |
| VA | $1,464 | 0.0% | 1 | |
| HI | $500 | 0.0% | 1 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.